Do your kids dig dinos? Join the Burke Museum for exciting programs all month long that offer an up-close view of the museum's paleontology collections and help uncover the secret lives of dinosaurs.
Every weekend in March, enjoy fossil-themed activities. On Friday, March 8, a dinosaur paleontologist will give a free T. rex talk for the public. During "Dino Day" on Sunday, March 10, find out how paleontologists know what dinos looked like, how they lived and what they ate.
Here are some additional details about dino events at the Burke:
Dino Talk: The Life and Times of Tyrannosaurus rex, with Dr. Thomas Holtz
Friday, March 8, 7 p.m., Kane Hall 120, UW Campus
Free for all
Recent discoveries reveal new clues about the evolution of T. rex from a small, fuzzy carnivore to one of the largest predators ever to walk the earth. Studies of the tyrant's eyes, nose, brain, claws, jaws, teeth and legs create a clearer picture of how T. rex lived, fed and fought. Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., senior lecturer in the Department of Geology at the University of Maryland and dinosaur paleontologist, will discuss recent studies that reveal how the last of the giant dinosaur predators ruled North America at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.
This lecture is free and open to the public. It is geared toward adults, but older kids interested in dinosaurs would likely enjoy the talk, which covers some higher grade-level areas of science. Advance registration is required and space is limited. To register, visit www.burkemuseum.org/events.
Dino Day
Sunday, March 10, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; free for Burke members
Discover the secret life of dinosaurs at Dino Day. Find out how paleontologists know what dinos looked like, how they lived and what they ate at this family-friendly event.
At Dino Day, kids can:
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Watch scientists prepare a duck-billed dinosaur fossil
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Crack their own fossils with Stonerose Interpretive Center staff
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Talk with Burke paleontologists about their expeditions around the world
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Uncover a fossil ichthyosaur in the Dino Dig Pit
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Dress up in dino-gear
Dino Weekend Activities
Saturdays and Sundays in March, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; free for Burke members
Every weekend in March, enjoy fossil-themed activities at the Burke. Uncover fossils in the Dino Dig Pit, touch fossils from the Burke collections and make a monstrous "Potatosaurus" to take home.
To learn more about these events, visit www.burkemuseum.org.
IF YOU GO
Where: Burke Museum, located on the University of Washington campus at the corner of Northeast 45th Street and 17th Avenue Northeast.
Cost: $10 general, $8 seniors, $7.50 students/ youth, free for children 4 and younger. Prorated parking fees are $15 and partially refundable upon exit if paid in cash. Parking is free on Sundays.
Contact: 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org.
